The 2026 National Hockey League (NHL) Draft has wrapped up at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York, where many former Little Leaguers® who began their athletic careers on the diamond walked away with a new jersey for next year’s season.
Below is a list of Little League® Alumni who heard their name called throughout the seven-round draft:
- 7th overall (SEA) – Chase Reid – Macomb Township (Mich.) LL
- 10th overall (NASH) – Wyatt Cullen – Moorhead (Minn.) LL
- 38th overall (SEA) – Casey Mutryn – Norwell (Mass.) LL
- 45th overall (ANA) – Jayden Kurtz – Blaine (Minn.) Area National LL
- 47th overall (DET) – Victor Plante – Hermantown (Minn.) LL
- 75th overall (SL) – Luke Schairer – Cedarburg (Wis.) LL
- 80th overall (LA) – Blake Zielinski – Berlin (N.J.) Athletic LL
- 82nd overall (ANA) – Rian Chudzinski – Needham (Mass.) LL
- 95th overall (LV) – Sean Burick – San Clemente (Calif.) LL
- 98th overall (FL) – Jonas Kemps – Sebastopol (Calif.) LL
- 101st overall (WASH) – Tyus Sparks – Southwest ADA LL (Boise, Idaho)
- 105th overall (NC) – Michael Berchild – Minnetonka Blue LL (Eden Prairie, Minn)
- 107th overall (SL) – Landon Nycz – Brownstown (Mich.) LL
- 158th overall (TAMP) – Cooper Soller – West Los Angeles (Calif.) LL
- 174th overall (SJ) – Jake Gustafson – San Jose (Calif.) American LL
- 208th overall (WASH) – Logan Stuart – Los Gatos (Calif.) LL
- 212th overall (EDM) – Ryan Cameron – Berwyn-Paoli Area LL (Paoli, Penn)
- 220th overall (WPG) – John Parsons – Crown City LL (Cortland, N.Y.)
NOTE: If you know of a notable Little League graduate missing from this list, please complete the above Little League Alumni Submission form.